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I don't know about you but I'm amazed at what seems to be considered as acceptable behavior out there. This is clearly seen among politicians during the recent GOP debates, celebrities of all types, and many others in the news. But it seems to be more and more true of people in general. Just ask anyone who works in customer services. Read More
I like to think of it this
I like to think of it this way: be nice to other people, they out-number you seven-billion-to-one!
(not to say that one shouldn't stand up for oneself!)
Indeed. No way to make the
Indeed. No way to make the entire world your enemy; that would be a battle doomed from the start, and if you have to stand up for yourself or someone you like, try not to be rude about it.
You got it!
You got it!
Virtues are not actions.
Nice is not a virtue because it's a behavior that is a byproduct of kindness. This behavior can be easily emulated so a malevolent person can emulate nice behavior to reap social benefits/manipulate et cetera.
Nice isnt a virtue because no superficial actions are virtues, they are simply actions.
It's akin to saying Whatever happened to swimmng(insert action) as a virtue?
Virtues are core qualities (courage,honesty,integrity) and are not action that can be achieved by masquerading or participating in theatre.
If being Virtuous was pretending everyone would be.
Is nice a virtue
Virtue has many definitions you could say I will be nice by virtue of my upbringing.Or I will practice being nice so I can be or appear to be a virtous person
Be Real
Forget being nice. Instead, we real, be authentic. Be your self!
Completely Agree
I can't agree with this comment more!
Nice
I agree. When you say "customer service", I have actually notice they THEY are defensive and rude while I begin the conversation nicely. I started politely calling them out on it, and they become defensive about being defensive. Nothing is worse than already having an issue with a company and then having to argue about the fact that the clearly poor product is poor...or whatever the situation is.
Each politician loses my respect for every condescending, dirt digging commercial he/she airs about the other candidate. How does that qualify him/her for the job? What has he/she done that is better? It's usually not stated. Calmly explain what qualifies YOU for the job, and I will listen.
I agree with you on the
I agree with you on the politics issue. I didn't vote for someone last election here because he mainly focused on why not to vote for his rival.
I work in customer service. Callers sometimes think they're being nice when they are accidently (or intentionally) condescending. We're also judged on call length and overly chatty callers mess up our stats. You may have caught them after a bad call or on a bad day. We're human too. I generally don't take it personally that people are frustrated. However, I get frustrated when I'm not in control of solutions, but I get treated like I'm the problem.
Be polite, prepared and stick to the facts. You can say I know its not you personally and I'm not the only one complaining, but I need this resolved. I appreciate that as an agent.
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